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BBLT is the signature program of BYLC. It is a month-long program that runs twice a year. After the successful completion of BBLT 1 in Chittagong, BYLC has completed two BBLT programs in Dhaka in June-July of 2009 and December 2009 – January 2010. |
BBLT is the signature program of BYLC. It is a month-long program that runs twice a year. After the successful completion of BBLT 1 in Chittagong, BYLC has completed two BBLT programs in Dhaka in June-July of 2009 and December 2009 – January 2010. There are three components of the BBLT program: |
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'''Building Bridges:''' There are three different schooling systems in Bangladesh – English medium, Bengali medium and Madrasahs. There is little or no interaction between students from different educational systems. This divisiveness in society is a threat to peace and progress in Bangladesh. One objective, therefore, of the BBLT program is to bridge this gap by uniting students from diverse backgrounds. |
'''Building Bridges:''' There are three different schooling systems in Bangladesh – English medium, Bengali medium and Madrasahs. There is little or no interaction between students from different educational systems. This divisiveness in society is a threat to peace and progress in Bangladesh. One objective, therefore, of the BBLT program is to bridge this gap by uniting students from diverse backgrounds. |
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Two of the core values of BYLC are active citizenship and patriotism. The result is an active participation in community service. So far, BYLC has organized a Health Camp on August 12, 2009, a Swine Flu Campaign on September 20, 2009, and a Winter Clothes Distribution Campaign on November 27, 2009. The BBLT graduates and facilitators conducted the campaigns along with the youth of the community. |
Two of the core values of BYLC are active citizenship and patriotism. The result is an active participation in community service. So far, BYLC has organized a Health Camp on August 12, 2009, a Swine Flu Campaign on September 20, 2009, and a Winter Clothes Distribution Campaign on November 27, 2009. The BBLT graduates and facilitators conducted the campaigns along with the youth of the community. |
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==BBLT Admissions Statistics== |
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| Company type | Non-Profit Organization |
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| Founded | January 5, 2009 |
| Founder | Ejaj Ahmad, President |
| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Website | www.bylc.org |
Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC) is the first leadership institution in Bangladesh, founded with the vision of creating a more inclusive, tolerant and just society by training the next generation of leaders. Originally developed at Harvard Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership in 2008, Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center was established in Bangladesh in 2009. The Center has successfully completed three of its signature month-long youth leadership program, Building Bridges through Leadership Training (BBLT). Besides the BBLT program, BYLC also conducts executive programs and workshops [1] for university students [2] as well as clients in the private, public, and non-profit spheres. BYLC is a strong advocate for active citizenship and many of its program alumni are actively engaged in community service and grassroots leadership.
About BYLC
Formation
The concept of a youth leadership center was originally developed at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government in January 2008. The proposal for a month-long leadership program, Building Bridges through Leadership Training (BBLT), was jointly developed by Ejaj Ahmad, then a graduate student at Harvard University, and Shammi S. Quddus, an undergraduate student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The proposal won the 2008 Kathryn Davis Projects for Peace Prize in March 2008. [3]
Ahmad and Quddus ran the pilot phase of BBLT in Chittagong in the summer of 2008, with technical and financial support from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Public Service Center . Building on the success and lessons learned from the pilot, the BBLT program was encapsulated within the framework of a non-profit organization, the Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC).
In October 2008, BYLC formed its Governing Board. With Ejaj Ahmad, the Founder of BYLC, as the President, the seven-member Board of Governors of BYLC consists of people representing the top echelon of the Bangladeshi education, legal, corporate and media sectors. BYLC also has a strong International Advisory Board comprising of members including renowned Harvard professors and Bangladeshi intellectuals.
In early 2009, BYLC was registered with the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms in Bangladesh as a non-partisan social venture committed to creating an inclusive, tolerant and just society by training the next generation of leaders.
Vision
BYLC's vision is to create a poverty-free Bangladesh driven by the next generation of home-grown leaders.
Mission
BYLC works to bridge gaps in society by uniting youth from diverse backgrounds, equipping them with leadership, problem solving and teamwork skills, and engaging them in community service and active citizenship.
Innovation
BYLC is the first organization in Bangladesh that works at the intersection of three different educational systems in the country – English medium, Bengali medium and Madrassa. In the context of the national curriculum that relies heavily on rote memorization, BYLC’s pioneering multidisciplinary youth leadership program, which uses real-time case analysis and reflection as tools to equip participants with strong leadership diagnostic skills, has already received appreciation from diverse stakeholders in Bangladesh.
Values
BYLC’s core values are:
- Respect for the individual
- Patriotism
- Tolerance
- Gender equality
- Transparency
Governing Board Members
- Zafar Sobhan, Editor, Editorial & Op-ed, The Daily Star
- Ejaj Ahmad, President, BYLC
- Syed M. Sajjad, Director, Majumder Group
- Manzoor Hasan OBE, Director, Institute of Governance Studies, BRAC University
- Sara Hossain, Senior Associate, Dr. Kamal Hossain & Associates
- Homayara Ahmed, Assistant Professor, Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka
- Pial Islam, Founder and Managing Partner, pi Strategy Consulting
International Advisory Board Members
- Gowher Rizvi, Honorable Advisor to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh
- Ronald Heifetz, King Hussein bin Talal Senior Lecturer in Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School
- Barbara Kellerman, James McGregor Burns Lecturer in Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School
- Mijarul Quayes, Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh
- Max Klau, Director of Leadership Development, City Year
- Sultana Afroz, Economic Counselor, Bangladesh Embassy in Rome
Objectives
Public service
In the context of Bangladesh, values of public service are found to be missing among the young generation. To that end, BYLC inculcates in young people the values of public service. BYLC’s leadership programs push the students out of their comfort zones, teach them to appreciate the nuanced differences in viewpoints and establish an open channel of communication. The result is the development of a creative and compassionate mindset of the next generation.
Active citizenship
BYLC strongly believes in nurturing a sense of active citizenship among the young generation to address the developmental challenges of Bangladesh. The difference between the wealthy and impoverished is a stark reality in Bangladesh. Being in a privileged position in society, BYLC aspires to give back to the community and bridge income, gender and cultural inequalities. BYLC promotes the notion of active community participation to seek to create a cohesive Bangladesh.
Activities of BYLC
Building Bridges through Leadership Training (BBLT)
BBLT is the signature program of BYLC. It is a month-long program that runs twice a year. After the successful completion of BBLT 1 in Chittagong, BYLC has completed two BBLT programs in Dhaka in June-July of 2009 and December 2009 – January 2010. There are three components of the BBLT program:
Building Bridges: There are three different schooling systems in Bangladesh – English medium, Bengali medium and Madrasahs. There is little or no interaction between students from different educational systems. This divisiveness in society is a threat to peace and progress in Bangladesh. One objective, therefore, of the BBLT program is to bridge this gap by uniting students from diverse backgrounds.
Leadership Training: The curriculum for this month-long after school program is highly interactive and it uses a dynamic type of ‘case-in-point’ teaching methodology. This approach utilizes program participants’ own experiences and the classroom environment itself as a “learning laboratory” for understanding the different concepts of leadership.
Community Service: At BYLC, the word “leadership” is not used in a value-free manner. BYLC believes in practical implementation of the training. The third objective, therefore, is to help participants apply their skills and knowledge in a real world setting by serving in their local community.
Workshops and Executive Programs
BYLC runs customized leadership workshops for university students and leadership executive programs for clients in the private, public and non-profit sectors in Bangladesh. Over the past year and half, BYLC has conducted several workshops and executive programs for capacity building of students, executives, senior managers, civil servants and top-level decision-makers in the following organizations:
- Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka
- Department of Management, University of Dhaka
- Independent University, Bangladesh
- North South University
- BRAC University
- Renata Pharmaceuticals Limited
- BRAC University’s Institute of Educational Development
- Prime Minister’s Office
Community Service
Two of the core values of BYLC are active citizenship and patriotism. The result is an active participation in community service. So far, BYLC has organized a Health Camp on August 12, 2009, a Swine Flu Campaign on September 20, 2009, and a Winter Clothes Distribution Campaign on November 27, 2009. The BBLT graduates and facilitators conducted the campaigns along with the youth of the community.
BBLT Admissions Statistics
| Program | Number of Applications | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Male | Female |
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| BBLT 1 | 96 | 30 | 31.3% | 12 | 18 |
| BBLT 2 | 250 | 30 | 12% | 17 | 13 |
| BBLT 3 | 586 | 42 | 7.2% | 27 | 15 |
Patrons
In the past year, BYLC developed relationships with several leading organizations such as BRAC and City Year. BBLT 2 and BBLT 3 were sponsored by the US Embassy and the British High Commission respectively. BYLC is currently holding talks with several local and international organizations to further enhance its programming efforts.
Quotes
“I share an assumption with BYLC that the opportunities to exercise leadership on behalf of what you care most deeply about are available to anyone, regardless of age or position.”
Marty Linsky , Faculty Chair, Leadership for the 21st Century, Harvard Kennedy School
“Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center’s program is clearly a highly imaginative initiative and one that could be, if rightly implemented, an important and effective attempt to change things in a very positive direction.”
Amartya Sen, 1998 Nobel Laureate in Economics and Professor at Harvard University
Notes and references
- ^ Public Lecture on “Leadership for the 21st Century” at BRAC University
- ^ Exploring Real Leadership at IBA
- ^ Leadership training for youths begin, The Daily Star, July 21, 2008
- ^ Youths together to decide their future US envoy says at BYLC programme
- ^ Bangladesh Youth Leadership Centre Graduation Ceremony
External links
- Leadership quality of youths vital for development, The Daily Star, Sunday, December 6, 2009
- Future of Bangladesh depends on youth leadership Says British HC, The Daily Star, Sunday, January 10, 2010
- Graduation and Certificate Giving Ceremony of BYLC, Prothom Alo January 11, 2010
- Bridging the Divides, Star Campus Magazine, Volume 2 Issue 130 August 2 , 2009
- Youths together to decide their future, The Daily Star, Saturday, July 25, 2009
- 30 students get leadership training, New Age Metro, Friday July 24, 2009
- BYLC launches leadership programme, New Age Metro, Saturday, June 20, 2009
- BYLC launches youth leadership programme, The Daily Star, Saturday, June 20, 2009
- Banishing Illiteracy, Star Campus Magazine, Volume 2 Issue 12009|21 May 31
- Leadership and change, New Age Xtra, May 29-June 4, 2009
- Want to be a leader?, Rising Stars, Thursday, May 28, 2009
- [http://www.thedailystar.net/campus/2009/04/03/feature_iba.htm Exploring Real Leadership
BYLC holds lecture at IBA, Star Campus Magazine, Volume 2 Issue 12009 15, April 19 ]
- [http://www.thedailystar.net/campus/2009/04/01/feature_public.htm Public Lecture on “Leadership
for the 21st Century” at BRAC University, Star Campus Magazine, Volume 2 Issue 1 2009 13, April 5 ]
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